ARTICLES BY CONOR CHRISTOFFERSON<BR

Sandpoint soldier decorated for valor

SANDPOINT — Despite being half a world away from the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, one local soldier’s courage in the face of danger has earned him the state’s highest award for valor, the Idaho Cross.

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BLM says watershed parcels no longer on the table

SANDPOINT — The Bureau of Land Management has no intention of trading away parcels of property within the Little Sand Creek watershed, according to a bureau official.

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Sandpoint criticizes possible watershed land swap

SANDPOINT — The city is raising objections to a proposed Bureau of Land Management property swap that could put areas of the Little Sand Creek watershed in the hands of private developers and logging companies.

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Harvestfest fun is today

SANDPOINT — Temperatures today could drop into the 20s, but that isn’t stopping the Sandpoint Farmers Market from hosting its annual fall Harvest Festival.

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Bird receives national honor

SANDPOINT — Dr. Forrest Bird is becoming a familiar face inside the White House.

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Verizon to build Sandpoint cell tower

SANDPOINT — Can you hear me now?

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City fine-tunes zoning codes

SANDPOINT — The City Council passed its much-anticipated comprehensive plan earlier this year, but the arduous task of transforming the plan from a stack of paper to a set of zoning laws is just beginning.

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Super 1 sets sights on July 4 grand opening

SANDPOINT — It’s been months in the making, but plans for a Super 1 Foods in Sandpoint are finally official and representatives from the store have their sights set on a July 4 grand opening.

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City: Rates may increase if bond fails

SANDPOINT — Voters won’t decide the fate of a $17 million water bond until November, but the City Council is already mulling alternative ways to pay for treatment plant renovations if the bond once again fails.

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City's water bond returning to ballot

SANDPOINT — Six months after rejecting a bond to expand and renovate the city’s lake water treatment plant, Sandpoint voters will get another chance to make their opinions known when the bond measure returns to the ballot next month.

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Lead

Hooked on adventure

SANDPOINT — Like many kids raised in the boundless wilderness of North Idaho, young Eric Smith spent his formative years fantasizing about exploring the world and living the life of an adventurer.

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Man says he posted anti-Obama posters

SANDPOINT — A Bonner County man has come forward to claim responsibility for posting images depicting President Barack Obama in Nazi regalia on the doors of three local schools.

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Familiar faces fill Ponderay council races

PONDERAY — When residents head to the polls Nov. 3 to fill the city’s two open council seats, the names of all four candidates will likely seem familiar.

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Sandpoint buys land for wastewater treatment site

SANDPOINT — Plans for a regionalized sewer plant are gaining momentum, and while few expect to see the project come to fruition any time soon, Sandpoint is already positioning itself to be the site’s home base.

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Quest lays off 25 employees

SANDPOINT — In an effort to “rightsize” the company, Quest Aircraft recently laid off 25 employees at its Sandpoint headquarters, according to CEO Paul Schaller.

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